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  • “Something Inside of Me” by Chitoka Webb Book Review

    By Ruth on October 5, 2011
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    Summary from goodreads:  The inspiring story of how one woman’s journey through poverty and debilitating illness catapulted her to the halls of power as a successful businesswoman. Long before selling secondhand belongings on Ebay and Craigslist was the rage, a preteen Chitoka Webb sold what others saw as junk to the residents of her neighborhood and made a profit. At […]
  • Book Review: “Why God Won’t Go Away: Is the New Atheism Running on Empty?” by Alister E. McGrath Review

    By Ruth on August 25, 2011
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      Summary from Goodreads: An accessible discourse written by a trusted expert and scholar critiquing the new atheism on its own merits and claims. The rise of the new atheism, which includes the manifestos of Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, has created a public willingness in today’s marketplace to talk about God and religion. Yet the debate up to this […]
  • Book Review: “Secrets” by Jude Deveraux

    By Ruth on August 16, 2011
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    Summary from goodreads:  At age twelve, Cassandra Madden fell in love with Jefferson Ames, a young man she met at one of her mother’s business conferences. For years, Cassandra held on to this unrequited love in order to cope with her loneliness and the pain of her mother’s coldness; even after meeting a man she thought she might marry, her […]
  • “Exit the Actress” by Priya Parmar Book Review

    By Ruth on July 27, 2011
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    Summary from goodreads: While selling oranges in the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, sweet and sprightly Ellen “Nell” Gwyn impresses the theater’s proprietors with a wit and sparkle that belie her youth and poverty. She quickly earns a place in the company, narrowly avoiding the life of prostitution to which her sister has already succumbed. As her roles evolve from supporting to […]
  • “Called Home: Two Hearts Answer” by Gloria Schumann Book Review/Guest Post

    By Ruth on July 13, 2011
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    Summary from goodreads:  Emma Benson’s view of life was crafted by the death of her brother as a child, abandonment by her father and later, the man she trusted she would marry, until David Schlosser-back in town after years in New York writing best-selling novels-threatens her neatly tended life. Romance blooms. Emma and David eventually persevere in the face of […]
  • “Freedom’s Stand” by Jeanette Windle Book Review

    By Ruth on July 6, 2011
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    Summary from goodreads: Jamil renounced a life of jihad when he encountered the life-changing message of Jesus Christ, but villagers and authorities in the hills of Afghanistan respond with skepticism . . . and even violence. Relief worker Amy Mallory is shocked by the changes in her organization—changes with dire implications for the women and children under her care. And […]
  • “A Maze of Grace” by Trish Ryan Book Review

    By Ruth on June 15, 2011
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    Summary from goodreads: In her first book, Trish Ryan chronicled the ways in which finding faith lead her to the happily-ever-after ending that had eluded her for so long. Only it wasn’t an ending. It was a beginning. In A MAZE OF GRACE, Ryan picks up where she left off, sharing the early years of her marriage, and the challenges […]
  • “Mistletoe Magic” by Sophia James Bok Review

    By Ruth on June 8, 2011
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    Summary from goodreads: A paragon of virtue, Miss Lillian Davenport has an unrivaled reputation. So why has she offered to pay dangerous American, Lucas Clairmont, for a single kiss? Lucas refuses to be molded by society and often walks on the wrong side of right, but Lillian’s pure goodness and pale, correct life fascinate him. He senses that beneath the […]
  • “The One-Day Way” by Chantel Hobbs Book Review

    By Ruth on June 2, 2011
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    Summary from goodreads: Lose All the Weight You Want, One Meal, One Pound, One Day At a Time!   I’ve got great news for you: You are about to feel better and look better beginning today! Today is truly a new opportunity for you to reach your weight loss goals. No, you won’t fit into your “skinny jeans” today, but […]
  • “Adam Bede” by George Eliot Book Review

    By Ruth on June 1, 2011
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    Summary from Goodreads: Carpenter Adam Bede is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but unknown to him, he has a rival in the local squire’s son, Arthur Donnithorne. Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur’s seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret. The relationship is to have tragic consequences that reach far beyond the couple themselves, touching not […]